Recently, Netnewswire and its Windows brother became freeware and  
several sites have debated whether desktop feed readers are more  
efficient than web-based ones like Google Reader. I depend on RSS  
feeds for research and teaching material and I use Google Reader's  
Share feature to post so that students can see what's in the news.  
Two questions:

1. Is there any advantage to using a desktop application for reading  
feeds?
2. What is your favorite RSS feed reader and why?

Thanks!

Eric Durbrow Ph.D. eric.durb...@comcast.net
Students: visit below possible articles to discuss (check with me  
before posting): http://www.google.com/reader/shared/
16296206292021843372
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Eric Durbrow <eric.durb...@comcast.net> 08-01-15 22.54

Yes, the user interface is much better and it's much faster to
read, and you can scan the feeds while being off-line ... in my
opinion on-line readers are a waste of time.

NetNewsWire, great UI, fast reading, good set of features, good
integration with other apps.

On Jan 16, 2008 9:27 AM, Jan Erik Moström <most...@gmail.com> wrote:

Jan Erik, maybe it is a waste of time for you, but not for me.

Google reader works off-line (with google gears) and I can use it in
any computer.

So, it is possible that desktop readers are better for people using
one single computer, but this is not the case for many people.

Eric, as always, there is no absolute answer, you should try both and
decide which option fits better to your needs. The decision is yours.

pere

I have long used Vienna, which has always been free and offered a
great UI and many features.
Since Google has become too intrusive to my taste, I am using its apps
less and less. Even my gmail is now forwarded to my home email
address.

Willem

On Jan 16, 9:18 am, Pere <pere.quint...@gmail.com> wrote: